In June, the Red Cross launched the Missing Types campaign to encourage donors – especially new donors and those who have not donated in the past years – to give blood or platelets during the challenging summer months. Through the campaign, the letters A, B and O – letters that make up the main blood groups – disappeared from popular brands to symbolize what happens when blood goes missing from hospital shelves during blood shortages.
Despite an encouraging response to the campaign, blood donations still fell short of expectations in June, resulting in more than 24,000 fewer donations than needed, and causing a significant draw down of the Red Cross blood supply.
“Blood is only available when generous blood and platelet donors roll up a sleeve to give, and right now, all donors – especially those give have never given or haven’t given in a while – are urged to make an appointment to give today,” Numark added.
How to help
Donors of all blood types, especially type O, are urged to make an appointment to donate using the Blood Donor App, at RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donation appointments and completion of a RapidPass online health history questionnaire are encouraged to help reduce the time it takes to donate.
Those interested in hosting a blood drive can learn more and sign up to sponsor a drive this summer by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities July 9-31
Brown
De Pere
7/17/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Francis Xavier, 220 S Michigan St
7/31/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., West De Pere High School, 665 Grant St
Green Bay
7/9/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 2335 S Webster Ave
7/9/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/11/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/12/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 3195 S. Ridge Rd.
7/13/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/16/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/18/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/19/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 3195 S. Ridge Rd.
7/19/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 651 Pinehurst Avenue
7/20/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/23/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/25/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/26/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 3195 S. Ridge Rd.
7/27/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/29/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Bay City Baptist Church, 1840 Bond Street
7/30/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Bellin Home Health Agency, 1920 Libal Street
7/30/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
7/31/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Festival Foods, 2430 University Avenue
8/1/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Kroc Center Green Bay, 1315 Lime Kiln rd
8/1/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
8/2/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 3195 S. Ridge Rd.
8/3/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
8/5/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 1301 S Ridge Rd
8/6/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
8/7/2019: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Bay Port High School, 2710 Lineville Rd
8/8/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
8/9/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 3195 S. Ridge Rd.
8/9/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
8/10/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Green Bay Blood Donation Center, 2131 Deckner Ave
Greenleaf
7/30/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Morrison Town Hall, 3792 Park Road
Pulaski
7/24/2019: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 135 N St. Augustine Street
7/30/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Pulaski High School, 1040 S St Augustine St
_______________
Door
Baileys Harbor
7/23/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bailey’s Harbor Town Hall, 2392 County Rd F
Fish Creek
8/2/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., YMCA Door County, 3866 Gibraltar Rd
Sister Bay
7/24/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., First Baptist Church, 2622 S Bayshore Dr
Sturgeon Bay
7/15/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sturgeon Bay High School, 1230 Michigan St
8/7/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S 12th Ave
_______________
Kewaunee
Algoma
7/17/2019: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Algoma Community Wellness Center, 1715 Division Street
Kewaunee
8/7/2019: 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1000 Wisconsin Ave
Luxemburg
7/9/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Pauls Lutheran Church and School, N4118 Cty Rd AB
7/22/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Luxemburg Casco High School, 512 Center Drive
7/31/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Louis School Hall, N8710 County Line Rd
_______________
Manitowoc
Kiel
7/22/2019: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Kiel High School, 210 Raider Heights
Manitowoc
7/17/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo, Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo, 1215 N 8th St
_______________
Menominee
Keshena
8/8/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Menominee Casino, N277 Highway 4755, Duquaine Rd
_______________
Oconto
Oconto
8/6/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Bond Community Center, 1201 Park Ave
Oconto Falls
7/31/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Oconto Falls High School, 210 N Farm Rd
_______________
Shawano
Bowler
8/8/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., North Star Mohican Casino Resort, W12180 Co Rd A
Gresham
7/18/2019: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Gresham High School, 501 Schabow Rd
Shawano
7/29/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Shawano City Hall, Shawano City Hall, 127 S Sawyer St
_______________
Winnebago
Menasha
8/6/2019: 11:45 a.m. – 5 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 746 Third St
Omro
7/12/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Omro Community Center, 130 W Larrabee St
Oshkosh
7/24/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Univ of WI Oshkosh – Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd
8/1/2019: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 2580 W 9th Ave
8/5/2019: 11:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Algoma United Methodist Church, 1174 Algoma Blvd
